The Fort Cataraqui was a North Sands class merchant vessel. North Sands, along with similar Park

Park ship

Park Ships were merchant steamships constructed for Canada’s Merchant Navy during World War II. Park ships were the Canadian equivalent of the American Liberty Ships and the British Fort ships. All three shared a similar design by J.L...

 and Fort and Canadian Liberty classes were essentially British and Canadian variants of the American Liberty

Liberty ship

Liberty ships were cargo ships built in the United States during World War II. Though British in conception, they were adapted by the U.S. as they were cheap and quick to build, and came to symbolize U.S. wartime industrial output. Based on vessels ordered by Britain to replace ships torpedoed by...

 and Victory

Victory ship

The Victory ship was a type of cargo ship produced in large numbers by North American shipyards during World War II to replace shipping losses caused by German submarines...

 classes. She is notable for being the first Allied ship to enter the port of Antwerp after the Canadian First Army cleared the Scheldt Estuary during the Battle of the Scheldt

Battle of the Scheldt

The Battle of the Scheldt was a series of military operations of the Canadian 1st Army, led by Lieutenant-General Guy Simonds. The battle took place in northern Belgium and southwestern Netherlands during World War II from 2 October-8 November 1944...

 in the Second World War.

The vessel was built by Davie Shipbuilding & Repair Company

Davie Shipbuilding

Davie Shipbuilding is a historic shipbuilding company located in Lauzon, Quebec. The facility has undergone restructuring and is currently operating as Davie Yards Incorporated.-History:...

, in Lauzon, Quebec and was delivered in October 1942. The Fort Cataraqui survived the war

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 and was broken up in 1960 in Mobile, Alabama

Mobile, Alabama

Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...

.

See also

• RFA Fort Langley (A230)
  RFA Fort Langley (A230)
  RFA Fort Langley was a stores ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.The ship was launched on October 1944 as Montebello Park, and was commissioned on 18 May 1945 as Fort Langley. Transferred to the RFA in May 1954, she was decommissioned in February 1970, and laid up at Devonport...
  
  
• RFA Fort Charlotte (A236)
  RFA Fort Charlotte (A236)
  RFA Fort Charlotte was a stores issuing ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.Launched on 12 February 1944 as Buffalo Park, the ship was acquired by the Ministry of War Transport in 1945 and renamed Fort Charlotte. The ship was transferred to the RFA on 11 June 1948...
  
  
• RFA Fort Duquesne (A229)
  RFA Fort Duquesne (A229)
  RFA Fort Duquesne was an air stores ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.The ship was launched on 28 September 1944 and named Queensborough Park, and commissioned on 25 November 1944 and renamed Fort Duquesne. The ship was transferred to the RFA on 16 September 1947.Fort Duquesne was decommissioned...
  
  
• RFA Fort Rosalie (A186)
  RFA Fort Rosalie (A186)
  RFA Fort Rosalie was an armament stores carrier of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.She was built by United Shipyards, Montreal and initially completed as a stores ship but converted to an armament stores issuing ship at Portsmouth 1947/8. She served in the Pacific Fleet Train and remained in the Far...